Sunday, January 23, 2011

Passenger bus, oil tanker collide; 32 killed

JAMSHORO: Fire broke out when the passenger bus collided with oil tanker at Super Highway near Nooriabad late on Saturday, killing at least twelve people and injuring several others, rescue sources said.

According to the report, accident took place when over speed bus, moving from Karachi to Sukkur, got out of control and collided with the oil tanker, standing on the roadside after which both the vehicles caught fire.

More than 40 passengers including women and children were travelling out of which several injured passengers have been taken out who were taken to Jamshoro hospital.